Defamatory post: Facebook not cooperating, says police

The city police today said they were finding it difficult to continue with the probe in a case registered in connection with circulation of ‘defamatory’ post against Hindu Gods on social media, owing to “non-cooperation” of Facebook authorities.

“The investigation could be completed only if the police get specific information as to on whose Facebook account the case posts appeared,” city Police Commissioner M Chandra Sekhar said in a release here.

We would send yet another reminder to the social networking site to provide the IP addresses from which the posts were sent and if it still refused to respond, they would have no other option but to approach the court, police said.

After receiving several complaints, Bantwal Town Police registered a case under Section 295 (A) (maliciously insulting the religion or religious beliefs of any class) of IPC and a special team was formed to nab the culprits, Sekhar added.